Telegram-herald., 1887-11-20
NATIONAL OPERA
Ne ARE TO SEE aUsENsTEIN's NERO
Iha safsoa4f Opera cstapanE's oranasst
RrodIrtlsa- Nsarig 500 Persons on Aas
st4<s-Los srs ~ Opera - "a h@Fs
ne sr.adssG Musical IrsaE
"a Thelr lines.

u apuear asrs rexE n0ath aas just pro-
eucsd -Ssro' Al tns AcalisEay OF Music,
Phll.deiDhia. With wonderful success
Actinx Manager G0ags Informs tia press
that Nero Nill be produced here Will ne
entire cast Numbering nearly 80 psrsoDs-
'.Sero'' is tie nrsf 0f kubinsl ems operas
% oe sung 10 tnls country nrst, because, of
the enormous expense attending he
M0un uax 0i lt properly and the iact tha-
it . almost IA npossibls 90 procure TIE ser
vices or a st4ge manager eompetsnt 10
place the opera properly before the puoiie-
Another reason Il that Ne have been oal
slowly reaching the point shsre genuine
soOfeciatlon ii such high class music as
t.is YORK contains would render II pro
bable that Il could DC produced sithoot
Ioss % the manageuz ent. The Pni4aieipniA
Press Of the san Inst. says
The curtain RISES on o magnificent IN
tsrior a plilafsd court OF Epicaaris house.
Chrysa = pursued BY a band OF revellefs
takss refuge in the MANSION and = promised
protection by NindeK. Tho masked puf-
sGers enter. and Nero. revealing himself,
demands possession OF Chrysa. 10 i agreed
tnat n sns Is not known 10 Epicnarls. Who
Is lsadinz iife OF infAmy. shs shall 20 ires-
Chrvsa IS EOlcharis child, but Knows n0tn-
ius ~ her mothers mode Of lie 90 being
confronted with ner mother she nies 10 ner,
IS cast on BY Vindex as impure, and 10 then
married 10 Nero Dy q mock, sacriiegicas
ceremcny To save her from the iyfant
ne m0sker gives Chrysa = strong narcatic
and sne iaIls apparently dead Epicns1is
and Vindex are ordered % execution oy
Nero. BAT escape and relOln Chrysa. and
the rest OF the opera tells OF NeTos con
tinued pursair OF The giri, who = hnAlly
Sale by the people "a one Of the hated
Christians, while Nero commits suicide II
the asst set
some elective concerted music follows
and then the second portion OF the act
opens on . public square IN Rome, while
The chorus chants a description OF mag
niicent pronrssiOn which crosses the stage
Companies OK gladiatOrs. hctOrs, patrlcaans
ana senators clad "A giitterlng amor FOL
loN each other. inteIspersed With cages oil
wild beasts aud me Christian victims which
are Afterwards 20 De confronted With the
animals 10 ths arena here a short, but
clever. ballet - Introduced; some beautiful
posing By Nile. francLi, young, slender
and gracefal woman and newcomer here,
Won deserved applause Nero enters lAss
and ascending the steps OF ths temple
which forms the back OF the stage pro-
claims himself God amidst the blars OF
trumpets aud the chorus OF the people.
The ARRANGEMENT OF this rnale WAS mar
vel of stage grouping, equslling anything
this opera company has attempted
The music until now was almost entireiy
descriptiy the eye was dazzsed out the
.ar had been gratlhed only IN a limited
sense. IN the third act, however. this Was
a. changed and the composer was seen az
h.s musical best unoampered BY stage
carpenters or scene painters. "Chry "a
oosning solo. "Oh EAtes ls Cast, IS
a marvel Of beauty. swee., direct and
simple, its pure melody Offering the strong
est contrast TO the somewhat turoulent
music which bad preceded it. Tie foli0w-
inx duet with "Nindex." which combines
ths sxprsssIoc Of = pure passion with
dsvoti0nal character Of the highest form
was So exquisite piece Of writing. IL lul-
laby. sung oy ~Epichsris. iss number tull
of tender melody. the orchestral accom-
paniment being dainty IN the extreme.
The next scene shows the burning Cf
Rons aud is wonderfully effective. The
red tings which Lights the SKY becomes
stronger, a FORK o. tame appears on a
building in tAe background, the red hgnE
dseoens aud The thick sZOke p0urs heavily
across the stage. Soon the tongues OF tire
come rsarer and nearer, they seem 20 lick
up the massive looking buildings IN their
w until a. last the cOntsgraiicu seems
70 hsgs The whole scene within IEs graep-
AZ this time the people have been rushing
N terror among tne burning buildings
undsr shouts now IN unison now IA Cls-
cord. whils the orchestra added ITS quota 70
the general eject. The moo Pauses mo-
mart from its terrors TO sisy Cnrysa as one
of ths hated Christians. who sr- blamed for
ths incendiaries. Nero mas sscsnded % the
ealconv of sn adjacent house, and while
vi.rfrz the desIrucsl0n he himself bal
order-d. feels inspired 10 sing lament over
hts burning c. D Ia ss HscUoa aud andre
msche lsmentsd over the dead Hector
singing 20 ths accompaniment OF MS Tyre
Thus Nero fiddled while Rome burned.
This msgnihcent Number was sung with
immsuse nerve and power and reused the
audience 20 the highest pitch OF entnusi'
,xro The act-ends BY ~Epichsris' thrOw
lng herself beside the BODY OF her murdered
daughter. aud Immediately the whole front
Of tha house. upon whose stsps thew are
wing falls bodily into the street, engulhn1
an swo wounen IN Is burning umoers and
masses Of masonry. Hair dozen times
tbs artists we're called before the curtain
.nd A. lsSt they appeared. accompanied by
alr Hock, the stage manager. and oy Mr.
Hinrichs. the leader Of the orchestra The
lsst set contains = powerful scene toi
sNsrof' and eliminates with nis death.
NJ Floi sylvia lsst night made bis nrsi
.,p~a-ance ia opera in English and largei ;
Increased the favorable impression he made
uhep heard IA German. his voice - I
robust tsror Isrxe full and manly. Ms
In~h vas IN excellent voice. her clear bell
fiks tones -ere az sweet and powerful a
.w-r bar this vssr they seem 20 have ar
xssled ressonancs and carrying power vaics
t-iIs of bard stuGv. The costumes snt
srsnerv we're magnificent IN every respect
.rs IN fact. it a but seldom thar opera hs
keer mounted in such style m tais country
hefore.